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Thur» July 20. 1VG (Sec D SANO* ( O f . ) ROST— 3 Sandy mayor's race Candidates tell views interest between the two positions. He admitted that he is decidedly “ pro-police,” and favors establishment of labor union for Sandy police of ficers. Jim Duff, senior coun cilman, proposed “ putting all eggs in one basket” in regard to long-range city planning by approaching an outside agency fo r city engineering and planning. He said such a move would make the c ity ’s planning more visable to the people, reduce the confusion of several local planners. D u ff defended previous city long-range planning as sound, but lacking visability. The four announced candidates for the Nov. 7 Sandy m ayoral election presented their views on city government to ap proximately 40 citizens at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday at G riff’s Longburger Country. A fifth candidate, former City Recorder Ruth Loun- dree, tossed her hat in the ring in an announcement read by a supporter at the luncheon. (See story, page 1). Dennis Wolf, a Sandy police officer, stated that if elected, he would go on unemployment or get a job with Clackamas County in order to avoid the conflict of Board cut is county request POURIN’ IT ON! Paving of U.S. Highway 26 is finally reaching its completion as the construction crew begins pouring asphalt on the streets of Sandy. Crew members are checking to make sure the mix is poured close enough to the curb to satisfy the state highway inspector. Portland firm paves Hwy. 26 by MARK FLOYD Paving the 10-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 26 between Sandy and Alder Creek doesn’t seem like such a big deal. Just pour a little asphalt, spread it out a bit and let it dry, right? Not quite. Paving that little 10-mile stretch is more of a job than it might seem In fact, it has taken over a month-and-a half to complete and the bid on the job was $1.2 million. Construction of the highway section is being done by Babler Brothers of Portland When you consider what has to be done, it is not surprising that the bill amounts t o i l . 2 million. Two two-inch layers have to be poured without covering storm drains and manhole covers, and it has to stretch to within one-half inch of the curbs of Sandy streets. All this is done under the watchful eye of a state highway in spector. It has taken 77,000 tons of m ix to pave the 10 miles and the main cost of the project is the liquid that goes into the asphalt. Like most petroleum products, it has to be imported and prices have skyrocketed in recent years. When you add all the machinery, maintenance and labor to the operation, suddenly the $1.2 m illion tag doesn’t seem as steep. So next time you're driving on High way 26 between Sandy and Alder Creek, take your time, enjoy the drive; a lot of work went into that road. Community Schools get grant The past week brought good news and bad news for the Mt. Hood College-Sandy Community School but the fu tu re of the program remains uncertain Because of the MHCC levy defeat June 27, it appeared that the college might be limited basis. Due to the levy defeat the college can offer only $10,000 to support community schools in seven towns within their district. The Sandy program has previously operated on a $20,000 budget, most of which came from MHCC. C om m unity School sup porters see a glimmer ot hope, however. Two other possible sources of funding have opened up for the project One is the Sandy Elementary School District, the other is a Michigan foundation which sponsors amended in order to get c o m m u n ity e d u c a tio n passage on the next election. projects. The elem entary school No date for that election board allocated $10,000 for has been set. the C om m unity School Helton reported the program but the d istrict’s responses at the city council budget has not been ap meeting Monday night. He proved. It was scheduled for and council members urged the June 27 ballot but was citizens who have the omitted through an error. questionnaires to answer the The measure w ill be on the eight questions listed and Aug. 8 ballot. The second hope of the return them to city hall for school's supporters is the tabulation. forced to withdraw support of the Community School. A group of Sandy-area residents appeared before the college’s board last week to request continued funding for the school The board decided to continue support but on a City survey gets small response The City of Sandy has received only 15 replies from a total of 550 questionnaires distributed to city residents two weeks ago on the 1978-79 proposed budget. The questionnaire was put together by City Manager Paul Helton in the wake of the 2-1 three-year serial levy defeat June 27. It is an at tempt to determine why the levy was defeated and what areas of the budget should be Barton joins Post as staff reporter Kaye Barton joined the staff of The Sandy Post this week as re p o rte r and pilot ographer. Barton. 28, is a native of the Sandy area having lived here through age 12. She is a form er editor of Viewpoint, the Fort Steilacoom College newspaper in Tacoma. Barton moved back to the Sandy area from Dickinson, North Dakota, where she was public information officer for a com m unity action program. She is a freelance w riter and photographer having published in numerous publications. Previous ex perience includes reporting on an archaeological dig in Jordan Barton is working toward a degree in Language Arts and Communications. She has three children: Shelli, 13, Lea, 10 and Amber 5. The fam ily makes their home near Sandy SERVICE WE GIVE! IN S U R A N C E W E SELL . . . The personal insurance counsel ond advice of a local agent is important to you in planning a complete insurance program. G eorge Morgen Local Repre«en9e»lve WALRAD Sandy, Oregon INSURANCE AGENCY tit-4 4 2 1 Charles Stew art M ott Foundation in F lin t, M ich. The M o tt Foun dation recently approved an $11,000 g rant to Sandy Community Schools to be used fo r the “ S ilver Threads" program. "S ilv e r Threads” is a project considered unique in education which took Sandy elementary and junior high students into St. Jude's Home to enrich the lives of the elderly, chronically ill or mentally retarded residents of the home. C o m m u n it y S chool coordinator Judy Sheppard hopes that she can arrange to budget the Mott Foundation funds so that two days a week they w ill be used for “ Silver Threads” a c tiv itie s , the remaining three for Com m unity School’s reg ula r activities. This proposal must be approved by the Sandy Elementary School D istrict board, which is not scheduled to meet until early August. OREGON CITY Clackamas County planners are proposing to abolish the county board of adjustment. The board, which makes decisions on tem porary perm its and land-use variances, is c u rre n tly unable to do business because it doesn’t have enough members to reach a quorum, a frequent problem in its recent history. County planner Gary Naylor presented the staff proposal to the county p la n n in g c o m m is s io n Monday. The commission w ill hold a public hearing on the matter in late August. Besides its difficulty in reaching a quorum , the board has had problems in maintaining consistency in its decisions, due to its frequent turnover, said p la n n in g c o m m is s io n chairman Rich Ares If the county com missioners were to abolish the board, the planners’ proposal calls for a planning staff member to decide the temporary permits, nearly all of which are currently approved. Variance hearings would be conducted either by Hearings O ffice r Richard Crist or a second hearings officer He said that appraisal of Sandy's rapid growth should include Sandy schools “ which draw from a larger area.” Duff advocated redefining the c ity ’s zoning ordinance to bring it more in line with the c ity ’s comprehensive plan, once the modified com prehensive plan is approved by council. He said that the com prehensive plan - not the zoning ordinance — w ill be the guiding rule in the eyes of the state and the courts Bruce Cook argued for a better personnel evaluation system to increase productivity of city workers. He talked about the in creasing num ber of c ity employes, and complained, “ I haven’t seen a great deal of productivity from more employes ” Cook called fo r job descriptions, cost controls and evaluation periods. “ W e re ta lk in g about hundreds of thousands of dollars here The city should be run like a business.” Cook also feels that the city hasn’t done enough on street One-Stop Copy Shop Quality Copies ONLY Self-service 10 C * Sharp hlgh-contro«» copies * Offset mo»ter low eo»t, good for 1200 * Take« »lie» l l « 1 7 * F o r sheets, book», 3D ob|ects * Will copy blueprint» * every label» * Colored copies available, 15*. improvements “ We must make proper use of LID'S, so all roads w ill be paved and paved properly for a nicer residential area,” he said Candidate Dick Harrison, a retired Army engineer presently employed at Sandy Union High School, said that lo n g -ra n g e r e s id e n tia l planning should include all R-l zoning and elimination of block zoning in what Harrison calls “ ghettos in Sandy " “ A ghetto area on the bluff is just as bad as four solid blocks of apartments,” he said He added that “ mixed com m unities’ ’ provide a healthy environment where people get to talk to each other and get involved in their city. On subdivisions, Harrison feels that none should be allowed without approved 50- foot access to the core area. He advocates a police crack-down on speeders through town on Highway 26, and said that cars are hitting 50 mph through Sandy’ s downtown. WENDY’S Old-fashion Ice Cream Parlour - FEATURING - 1 6 Flavo rs! of Ice Cream Sandwiches Hot Dogs Soft Drinks SOMMER HOURS 11 a.m . til 9 p.m. M onday thru Friday O pen 11 a.m. til 7 p.m. Saturday Call 668-8284 or 668-8286 Sandy Secretarial Service 668-S9Z9 39110 Proctor, Sandy Phone: 503-663-3000 CLACKAMAS COUNTY BANK BORING OFFICE Dr. Robert D. Schouten O ptom etrist Announce» the relocatlon of hit office lo: CEDAR PLAZA BUILDINC 39400 Pioneer, Sandy, OR • Vi»ton Examina!ion» • Pre»cripflon»’fillod • • Fc»hion From»» t Timad lente» • Conloe! lente»: Hord * Soft Continuing through July 21 Enter our FREE DRAWING just by v is itin g our new o ffice . We are giving aw ay G erb er C utlery Sets and M r. M icrow a ve cookw are and cookbooks. 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